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Breaking! GOP (Kevin McCarthy) block's $2,000 virus checks despite Trump's demand
WWL Radio ^ | December 24, 2020 | AP

Posted on 12/24/2020 7:11:03 AM PST by White Lives Matter

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments to most Americans before signing a long-overdue COVID-19 relief bill.

The made-for-TV clash came as the Democratic-controlled chamber convened for a pro forma session scheduled in anticipation of a smooth Washington landing for the massive, year-end legislative package, which folds together a $1.4 trillion governmentwide spending with the hard-fought COVID-19 package and dozens of unrelated but bipartisan bills.

Thursday's unusual 12-minute House session session instead morphed into unconvincing theater in response to Trump's veto musings about the package, which was negotiated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Trump's behalf. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, sought the unanimous approval of all House members to pass the bill, but GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who was not present in the nearly-empty chamber, denied his approval and the effort fizzled.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chuckschumer; covid19relief; fakenews; gop; kevinmccarthy; mockedforeignaid; nancypelosi; stenyhoyer; stimuluschecks; trump
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To: tennmountainman
They stuffed this bill with majority of Pork.

Having stuffed it with pork to begin with, McCarthy is suddenly shocked, shocked I say, that there's pork in there?

101 posted on 12/24/2020 9:22:30 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Mccarthy is a backstabber just like Paul Ryan. You say he isnt

I vehemently disagree

he won’t object when it comes to elect Biden. do you want to go out on a limb and say he will?


102 posted on 12/24/2020 9:26:08 AM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: Savage Rider

No matter what happens, one thing is for sure: there will be no “clean bill” passed into law.


103 posted on 12/24/2020 9:40:00 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: White Lives Matter

The President wants a standalone $2000 bill, with nothing else. All Pelosi did was keep the same pork and change the $600 stimulus to $2000. That’s not what Trump asked for and it’s why McCarthy rightfully blocked it. It’s amazing how Congress cannot accomplish simple tasks and insist on “comprehensive” bills to hide their pork payouts to special interest groups.


104 posted on 12/24/2020 9:40:00 AM PST by Mozzafiato
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To: hsmomx3; funfan; All

Some get it; Some get fooled.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3918570/posts?page=62#62

Our goal is ‘MOST’ get it and very FEW get fooled.


105 posted on 12/24/2020 10:04:06 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Ymani Cricket

They keep the chicken and throw us an egg.


You notice when you catch the egg that the shell has already broken and all you got was a small shell piece


106 posted on 12/24/2020 10:23:14 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Hostage

“””Some get it; Some get fooled.”””


As someone who has spent far too many years pontificating on Free Republic, I generally see that the FReepers who get fooled are the first ones to post a comment.

Then, the ‘some who get it’ weigh in to set the record straight.

Kevin McCarthy is not perfect, but we have been so much better off with him as the Republican House Leader than we were under the leadership of Paul Ryan and John ‘crybaby’ Boehner.

For weeks now we have been assuming that the House Democrats will vote 100% for Biden on January 6th and there will be absolutely zero defectors.

Pelosi only has a 5 or 6 majority in the House beginning January 3rd when the new Congress is sworn in.

I know it would be a long shot, but we should never say never as to there being some House Democrat defectors on Jan 6th.


108 posted on 12/24/2020 10:31:47 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: RWGinger; All
"You are right. Why would he change his mind so suddenly?".....

Could be blackmail pics.

I'm gonna guess "Animal Husbandry" pics.

The categories are:

#1. Farm
#2. Zoo
#3. Wild
#4. Domesticated

Geeezzzz. knowing what a lowlife Kevin REALLY is, it could be multiple choice......

110 posted on 12/24/2020 10:44:06 AM PST by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Except the $2000 gambit also contained all the pork, did it not? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I just see the $2000 “cave” by pelosi, as a move to entice Trump to sign a disastrous bill. Especially since she acquiesced so quickly. There must be a number of things in that bill that we, as conservatives, would NEVER want.


111 posted on 12/24/2020 12:14:41 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing);)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

I know it would be a long shot, but we should never say never as to there being some House Democrat defectors on Jan 6th.


They’ll need to outnumber the republican defectors. Pray without ceasing.


112 posted on 12/24/2020 12:24:23 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing);)
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These guys couldn't find the dropped bar of soap in the tub with no water in it. They're ALL a bunch of lying, corrupt, worthless POS who couldn't do their jobs even if their own lives depended on it.

Their name should be changed from the US Congress to the "Congress For Giving Away US Taxpayers Monies To Foreign Entities". They even screw that up.

It's best that nothing happened than passing that bloated pork package for foreigners and a few meager crumbs for the suffering American people. I would have saluted Trump if he had vetoed it.

Like my soft-spoken wife says (she's ex-military, conservative and a 100% Trump supporter but not political), "Drop a nuke on DC and get rid of the whole bunch and start over."

It's hard not to agree with her.

Merry Christmas.

113 posted on 12/24/2020 12:41:55 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: ping jockey

These idiots think we will forget, we will jump through hoops of fire to make sure these pukes pay


114 posted on 12/24/2020 3:23:37 PM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: ping jockey

These idiots think we will forget, we will jump through hoops of fire to make sure these pukes pay


115 posted on 12/24/2020 3:23:38 PM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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